diff --git a/t/t1092-sparse-checkout-compatibility.sh b/t/t1092-sparse-checkout-compatibility.sh
index 0697aca6f359e4..f67992a7249e6b 100755
--- a/t/t1092-sparse-checkout-compatibility.sh
+++ b/t/t1092-sparse-checkout-compatibility.sh
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ test_expect_success 'add, commit, checkout' '
 	test_all_match git checkout -
 '
 
-test_expect_failure 'deep changes during checkout' '
+test_expect_success 'deep changes during checkout' '
 	init_repos &&
 
 	test_sparse_match git sparse-checkout set deep/deeper1/deepest &&
diff --git a/unpack-trees.c b/unpack-trees.c
index 7229a4a820de5c..478c83c64766d9 100644
--- a/unpack-trees.c
+++ b/unpack-trees.c
@@ -1270,11 +1270,11 @@ static int sparse_dir_matches_path(const struct cache_entry *ce,
 	assert(S_ISSPARSEDIR(ce->ce_mode));
 	assert(ce->name[ce->ce_namelen - 1] == '/');
 
-	if (info->namelen)
-		return ce->ce_namelen == info->namelen + p->pathlen + 2 &&
-		       ce->name[info->namelen] == '/' &&
-		       !strncmp(ce->name, info->name, info->namelen) &&
-		       !strncmp(ce->name + info->namelen + 1, p->path, p->pathlen);
+	if (info->pathlen)
+		return ce->ce_namelen == info->pathlen + p->pathlen + 1 &&
+		       ce->name[info->pathlen - 1] == '/' &&
+		       !strncmp(ce->name, info->traverse_path, info->pathlen) &&
+		       !strncmp(ce->name + info->pathlen, p->path, p->pathlen);
 	return ce->ce_namelen == p->pathlen + 1 &&
 	       !strncmp(ce->name, p->path, p->pathlen);
 }